White house visitor logs show lots of lobbyists. Was Obamas hype about banning lobbyists a lie?
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2012/05/21 11:27:59
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The visitor logs for Jan. 17 — one of the most recent days available — show that the lobbying industry Obama has vowed to constrain is a regular presence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The records also suggest that lobbyists with personal connections to the White House enjoy the easiest access.
More than any president before him, Obama pledged to change the political culture that has fueled the influence of lobbyists. He barred recent lobbyists from joining his administration and banned them from advisory boards throughout the executive branch. The president went so far as to forbid what had been staples of political interaction — federal employees could no longer accept free admission to receptions and conferences sponsored by lobbying groups.
“A lot of folks,” Obama said last month, “see the amounts of money that are being spent and the special interests that dominate and the lobbyists that always have access, and they say to themselves, maybe I don’t count.”
The White House visitor records make it clear that Obama’s senior officials are granting that access to some of K Street’s most influential representatives. In many cases, those lobbyists have long-standing connections to the president or his aides. Republican lobbyists coming to visit are rare, while Democratic lobbyists are common, whether they are representing corporate clients or liberal causes.
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More than any president before him, Obama pledged to change the political culture that has fueled the influence of lobbyists. He barred recent lobbyists from joining his administration and banned them from advisory boards throughout the executive branch. The president went so far as to forbid what had been staples of political interaction — federal employees could no longer accept free admission to receptions and conferences sponsored by lobbying groups.
“A lot of folks,” Obama said last month, “see the amounts of money that are being spent and the special interests that dominate and the lobbyists that always have access, and they say to themselves, maybe I don’t count.”
The White House visitor records make it clear that Obama’s senior officials are granting that access to some of K Street’s most influential representatives. In many cases, those lobbyists have long-standing connections to the president or his aides. Republican lobbyists coming to visit are rare, while Democratic lobbyists are common, whether they are representing corporate clients or liberal causes.
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Was his lips moving? Then of course he lied.
You state: "Cutting lobbyists would take (a word that does not exist in the conservative dictionary), COOPERATION."
OH! Like if home invaders forced their way into your home, you'd use "COOPERATION" and help them to rape only your daughters if they wouldn't rape your sons.
I understand your position better now.
I wont even respond to that conservative garbage after the OH! I have four daughters, and believe it or not, NONE of them have been raped. Hopefully, you understand my "realistic position" better now.
But why would I expect the truth from a Liberal/Progressive.
Lobbyists can only buy that which is for sale. The easiest way to solve this problem is to LIMIT govt. power. Then there's nothing left to lobby for.